They tend to say their offensive line is the best in the league, or their linebackers, or their coach, and that they wouldn’t switch out those guys for anyone else in the league – until a guy like Albert Haynesworth arrives in Washington or Chris Johnson in Nashville.

Anyway, I read that former Jacksonville Jaguars RB Fred Taylor, now with the New England Patriots, voted for Johnson (1,730 yards) for the top spot on the AFC Pro Bowl list for running backs, ahead of good friend and former teammate Maurice Jones-Drew (1,246).

“What he’s doing doesn’t make any sense,” Taylor said of Johnson in an interview with Michael Wright of the Florida Times-Union. “Plus, I wouldn’t want what happened to me throughout my career to happen to (Johnson). So from that standpoint, I had to vote the way I saw it. But Maurice definitely got my second vote.”

Taylor was alluding to being overlooked for the Pro Bowl at times and his lack of exposure because he played in a smaller market and a sometimes-struggling franchise. Check out the rest of the Taylor Q&A here.

Taylor’s status for New England’s game against the visiting Jaguars is still in doubt as he recovers from ankle injury. He has missed the last 10 games.